22 April 2013, 12:00
- 14:30

A CRASSH Postdoctoral Researcher Forum workshop jointly organised with the Careers Service and the Researcher Development Programme at PPD

The event is free to attend but registration is required. Please click on the link at the right hand side of the page to register your place.

Mentoring Programme 2013

Workshop 1: Mentoring –
myths, assumptions & solutions

Monday 22 April 2013, 12:00-14:30; venue Peterhouse, Upper Hall.

Lunch will be provided.

A variety of institutional and national studies show that mentoring is
high on many researchers’ wish lists when asked about the kinds of academic and
career support that they would like, but the scope and effectiveness of
mentoring schemes is still patchy. There is also evidence to suggest that many
researchers are unsure how to approach prospective mentors or make the most of
mentoring relationships. This three-part programme aims to explore some of the
assumptions that underpin the ways we approach mentoring, as well as providing
support for initiating active mentoring, including peer-to-peer mentoring. The
final workshop also seeks, as part of a discussion with other academics, to map
out future directions for a more sustained mentoring environment in the
University.

What will you get out of
this workshop?

Ideas about what mentoring
can be, plus tips for how to make it what you want and need.

The chance to practise peer
mentoring techniques and share advice with other postdocs.

A framework for implementing
a peer mentoring relationship during the interval between workshop 1 and workshop
2.

What do you have to as part
of the peer mentoring programme?

At the first workshop you will be paired up with another researcher. During
the interval between the two workshops (7.5 weeks), you will be asked to commit
to meeting for one peer mentoring session of 60 minutes, in order to put into
practice some of the learning from workshop 1.

You are welcome to attend either or both of the workshops, with no
obligation. Each workshop is booked separately. Researchers who participate in
the peer mentoring programme will be invited to a short debrief and feedback
session, to take place immediately before the second workshop on 12 June.

This programme is a joint venture organised by the Careers Service, the
Researcher Development Programme at PPD, and the Postdoctoral Researcher Forum
at CRASSH.